{"id":1559,"date":"2009-09-01T15:16:50","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T20:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1559"},"modified":"2009-09-01T15:16:50","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T20:16:50","slug":"teaching-process-skills-with-childrens-literature-when-is-a-planet-not-a-planet-the-story-of-pluto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/01\/teaching-process-skills-with-childrens-literature-when-is-a-planet-not-a-planet-the-story-of-pluto\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: When Is A Planet Not A Planet? The Story of Pluto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My very eager mother just served us nine pizzas.<\/em><\/p>\n

A silly sentence, yet schoolchildren have memorized it for years, because it helps them remember the planets in our solar system.\u00a0 The first letter of every word stands for a planet, in the order of how close it is to the Sun.\u00a0 M<\/strong>y v<\/strong>ery e<\/strong>ager m<\/strong>other j<\/strong>ust s<\/strong>erved u<\/strong>s n<\/strong>ine p<\/strong>izzas.\u00a0 <\/em>Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.\u00a0 Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun, and tiny Pluto is the farthest away.\u00a0 That is, until recently.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0Is\u00a0a Planet Not a Planet?\u00a0 The Story of Pluto<\/a>\u00a0by Elaine Scott is a book about scientist who have argued for years over the answer to this question.\u00a0 Central to their debate has been Pluto, the tiny orb circling the Sun at the outermost reaches of our solar system.\u00a0 Then on August 24th, 2006, a group of astronomers made a big announcement:\u00a0 Pluto could no longer be considered a planet.<\/p>\n

This fascinating book explains in simple terms how advancements in technology have changed our understanding of the universe and exactly how and why the number of planets in our solar system went from nine to eight.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong>
\nWhen Is a\u00a0Planet Not a Planet?<\/em>\u00a0is a book suitable for\u00a05th graders learning the\u00a0history of the planets and what astronomers believed to be true in reguards to the planets.\u00a0 This book\u00a0compliments Virginia SOL\u00a0 5.1-understanding the nature of science.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. This lesson plan<\/a>\u00a0ask students to find out the process how paleontologists locate, excavate, and study dinosaurs.<\/li>\n
  2. This experiment<\/a>\u00a0is an activity teaching students how a windmill works.<\/li>\n
  3. This overview<\/a>\u00a0gives information about the orbits, sizes, and classification of the planets in\u00a0the solar system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Book:<\/strong> When Is a Planet Not a Planet?\u00a0 The Story of Pluto<\/em>
    \nAuthor: <\/strong>Elaine Scott
    \nPublisher: <\/strong>Clarion Books
    \nPublication Date:<\/strong> 2007
    \nPages:<\/strong> 38
    \nGrade Range: <\/strong>3-5
    \nISBN:\u00a0<\/strong> 978-0-618-89832-9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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